Thank You for Supporting the Mission of Stephen Ministries

The mission of Stephen Ministries is “to equip God’s people for the work of ministry for building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12). Your gift supports this mission to help people experience Christ’s healing love in their lives.

Stephen Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts to Stephen Ministries are tax deductible.

People make gifts to Stephen Ministries through:

• Donations and memorial gifts

• Planned giving

Make a Donation or Memorial Gift

You can make a charitable gift to Stephen Ministries online by credit or debit card, or by sending a check. For information about planned giving and estate planning, see below.

Make a Donation OnlineMake a Donation by Check

For those making memorial gifts or gifts in honor of someone, additional information about what details to provide is included on both the “Make a Donation Online” and “Make a Donation by Check” pages.

Build a Legacy of Care through Planned Giving

Since 1975, millions of lives around the world have been touched by the work of Stephen Ministries—a tradition of high-quality, distinctively Christian care that continues to this day.

Planned giving with Stephen Ministries is a powerful way to build your own legacy of care. Your support of our mission will help ensure that people everywhere are equipped to care and relate with excellence for generations.

Become a Legacy Builder

Over the years, a number of people have included Stephen Ministries in their estate planning, a blessing that allows us to keep expanding our ministry and building a more caring world into the future. We call these friends of Stephen Ministries Legacy Builders, which perfectly describes the impact of their gifts. Here’s what several of them are saying:

“After my accident, a Stephen Minister visited me regularly, listened to me, and showed that he really cared. It had been a long time since I’d gone to church, but my Stephen Minister’s steady presence drew me back to the Christian faith. My hope is that including Stephen Ministries in my will can help others experience that same kind of transforming love.”

“Reading the Journeying through Grief books after my father passed away helped me be myself again. My husband and I want to leave the world a better place, so we’re including Stephen Ministries in our estate planning to help bring that same comfort to more and more people in the future.”

“One of the greatest honors of my life was to start Stephen Ministry at my church. It was the perfect way for me to serve the Lord, and I want to share it with as many people as possible. I hope that this bequest will extend the ministry’s impact for years to come.”

“Battling cancer was the most difficult period of my entire life. I can’t express how much of a difference it made when my friends gave me a copy of Cancer—Now What? Having that book as a companion along the journey saved me in ways I can’t express. I’m cancer free now, but I want to ensure that others who face this awful disease have access to this incredible resource.”

Your generosity will:

• Help expand the one-to-one, distinctively Christian lay caregiving offered through Stephen Ministry.

• Bring comfort and hope to suffering individuals and families through resources like Journeying through Grief and Cancer—Now What?

• Enable Stephen Ministries to respond to international ministry opportunities with the love of Jesus Christ.

• Fund research and development of new books, videos, courses, training events, and other resources on caring and relating.

• Provide ongoing support to the thousands of Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers serving millions of care receivers worldwide.

Thank you for considering Stephen Ministries as you plan your legacy. Your generosity will bless countless people—those in need of care and those who want to provide that care—as we pursue our mission of equipping God’s people for ministry for building up the body of Christ.